Table 2.
Parasite genotypes based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products of isolates of Plasmodium falciparum obtained before treatment from 33 patients who failed treatment with anti-malarial drugs in a malaria-endemic region of Southeastern Bangladesh
| Loci | Number of alleles | Number positive | Number MOI≥2 | MOI Pre TX | number positive | Number MOI≥2 | MOI Post TX | MOI both |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP-1 total |
|
33 |
27 |
3.0 |
33 |
26 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
| K1 |
6 |
19 |
10 |
1.5 |
17 |
10 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| MAD |
8 |
25 |
12 |
1.5 |
19 |
11 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| R033 |
4 |
20 |
13 |
1.6 |
13 |
7 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| GLURP |
6 |
32* |
6 |
1.2 |
33 |
5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| CRT-RFLP |
2 |
33 |
6 |
1.2 |
33 |
3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| MDR1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 1.3 | 33 | 3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
* Note: one of paired samples in baseline has not amplified for GLURP.